Hi @dssko, I used to believe calories in vs calories expended (exercise, etc.) was the only way to lose weight and have spent many years with different diets and Weight Watchers with limited success. I weighed about 215 pounds when I got out of the Navy and over the years my weight got up to 330 when I decided I had to do something about it and tried a few diets before joining Weight Watchers. I was able to get down to around 240 and decided I could do it on my own. For the past 10 years I've bounced between 240 and 280 but have struggled trying to stay around 240. My diagnosis of PMR in 2007 and small fiber PN in 2016 started me on my journey of eating healthier which was the start to taking control of my weight. This was after reading Dr. Terry Wahls book - The Wahls Protocol. She has an amazing story - https://www.healthline.com/health/multiple-sclerosis/from-wheelchair-to-walking-how-this-doctor-recovered#3

Now thanks to reading how @LeeAase was able to take control of his weight I have a new perspective and think it may be the answer for a lot of people struggling with weight loss even though they are eating healthy. You can read his health journey here:
https://social-media-university-global.org/my-health-journey/. Feb 25 I started using the intermittent fasting he discussed. My starting weight was 239.6. On Feb 25 I did a 24 hour fast figuring I would do it every other day but I read a tip by Lee for just skipping breakfast and lunch on the fasting day (every other day) and followed the tip until yesterday when I did another 24 hour fast. This morning I weighed in at 233.5 which is the lowest I've been in several years. I expect to be up some again tomorrow but I'm hoping to keep the downward trend going. One thing I can say is that I feel a lot better and still try to avoid sugar, fast food and snacking.

Lee also had a great blog entry you might want to read on a calorie is not a calorie:
https://social-media-university-global.org/2020/02/a-calorie-is-not-a-calorie/